THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 14, 1940.
The China Mail
Ninety-Fifth Year of Publication, 3A Wyndham Street, Hong Kong. Telephones 20022 & 20011. London Office:
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
DRAFT PROGRAMMES and EN- TRY FORMS for the SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, 25th May, 1940 (wea- ther permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Building: the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 16th May, 1940.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong 13th May, 1940,
Just Received FRESH SUPPLY.
of the best varieties of
RELIABLE and TESTED
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS
from
Sutton & Sons Ltd., Reading
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Garden Seeds, Philatelic
Goods. Picture Books etc. No. 10 Wyndham Street Established 1896. Hong Kong.
COMPANY MEETINGS
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
ORDINARY
The FIFTY-NINTH MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd May, 1940, at Noon, for the purpose, of receiv ing the Report of the General Agents, together with a Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended the 31st December, 1939.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will 'be CLOSED from the 8th May to the 22nd May, 1940, days inclusive.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
.£3,000,000. ...ES,000,000.
Reserve Wability of Proprietors £3,000,000.
*HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
88, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2. Sub-Aganoles in London: 117/123, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 2. West End Brancht 14/10, Cockapur Street, 8. W. 1 Manchester Branchi
53, Mosley Street, Manchester, 3.
AGENCIES. AND BRANCHES:
Alor Star
Amritsar
Bangkok Batavia
Bombay
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION·
Authorised Capital: Issued and Fully Paid-up
Reserve Funds:---
Sterling
$50,000,000 $20,000,00
+ >
.£ 6,509,000 Hong Kong Currency Reserve $10,000.006 Reserve Liability of Proprietors. $20,000.00
HEAD OFFICE) HONG-KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ^!
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.. Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Boundeid, Esq., A. H. Compton, Eeg., Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwall, O, Miskin, Esq.,
Hankow
Harbin
Penang Rangoon
Hongkong
Salgon
Hollo
Beremban
Ipob
Shanghai
Singapore
Sitiawan
Amoy
Calcutta Agencies: Karachi Clive Street Klang
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., Colombe
General Agents.
Delhi
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1940.
K. 8. Morrison, Haa
T. E. Poarce. Esq.,
C. C. Roboris, Eaq.
Hon. Mr. A. I. Phialde
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn. Chief Manager.
Sourabaya Bangkok
Calcutta
BRANCHES:-
Hollo
Ipoh
Johore
Kobe
Penang Rangoon
Saigon se
San Francisos
Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Sungei Patan Swatow Tientsin
both
Fairlie Place Canton Cawnpore Ceba
Kobe
Kuala Lumpur Taiping
Batavia
·
Kuching
Tientsin
Bombay
Madras
Tongkah
Kowloon
Manila
(Bhuket)
Kuala Lumpur
Medan
Tsingtao
Canton Chefoo
London
Haiphong
New York . Yokohama
Lyons
Columbo
Malacca
Hamburg
Peiping (Peking)
Dairen
Manila
Foochow
Muar (Johore) · Tokyo
FOREIGN
Mukden
Tsingtao
New York Peiping
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
The Fifty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, 30th May, 1940, at noon,. for the purpose of receiving the Re- port of the Directors, passing
the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
Com-
The Transfer Books of the pany will be closed from the 23rd May to 13th June inclusive.
By order of the Board. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers. Hong Kong, 16th April, 1940.
FOR SALE
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1940 EDITION. On sale at all Bookstalls and at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A, Wyndham Street.
TUITION GIVEN
EXPERT instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, shorthand, typ- ing, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply 24 Austin Road, Kow- loon.
BUY YOUR
1940 DOLLAR
DIRECTORY
NOW
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.
Tels: 20022 & 20011.
Wyndham St.
EXCHANGE and General Haiphong Banking Business transacted.
Hankow CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and
Harbin FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in'Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency, and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
The Bank's Head Office in London under- takes Executor and Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertain- ed at any of the Angencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
-Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central: Authorised Capital: $10,000,000
- LONDON BANKERS- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every descrip- tion of banking business transacted.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits receiv- ed at rates which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Messrs. Schmidt & Co., Ltd. (in liquidation)
The Undersigned have received in- structions from the Liquidators of the above named, to sell by Public Auction on
WEDNESDAY, the 15th MAY, 1940
commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at the godown of Messrs. Schmidt and Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), in the basement of Gloucester Building (en- trance by lane between Gloucester and Exchange Buildings).
A Selection of Solentific and Medical Equipment and X-Ray Apparatus comprising:-
15 Student's Microscopes.
1 Analytical Balance and weights,
1 Petroleum Bath for 4 resistances
with 6 resistances.
Biological Colorimeter with Hae- moglobin attachment.
1 Thermohygrograph..
1 Microtone and Accessories.
2 Sets X-Ray Apparatus,
1 Short Wave Diathermy Apparatus.
1 Graphascope.
1 Cylinder containing 40 cu. ft.
Hydrogen Gas.
1. Monalamp.
1 Electric Distilling Apparatus.
1 Louis Schopper Testing Apparatus, 1-Silverlite Gas Plant.
and.
Projector Bulbs, Laboratory Glass- ware, Sine & Tangent Galvanometer, Tyre Pumps Fieldglass Adjusting Ap- paratus etc, etc.
(All lots will be sold without reserve). On View from Tuesday, the 14th, 'May, 1940.
Catalogues will be issued. Terms. As Customary:
Hồn Trong
„AMMERT”"BROD.,
Auctioneers.
1040.
.
Yokohama
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and othe currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
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*ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank 18 con ducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANG- *HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules ma: be obtained on application,' ---- i
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION."
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital
$10,000,000,00 5,508,600.00 Reserve and Undivided Profits 2,983.281.50
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:~~ Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Lt Koon Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq., Wong. Yun- Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shek, Esq., L Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq.,.Chief Manager, La Tse Fong, Esq., Manager,
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES-
Arnoy Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
Manila.
Melbourne
Seattle Samarang
Nagasaki
Shanghai
New York
Singapore
Haiphong,
Paris
Sourabaya
Peiping
Swatów
Penang
Sydney
Rangoon
Saigon
Hankow Honolulu Kobe Kowloon London
San Francisco
Tientsin Vancouver
Every description of Banking' and 'Ee change business transacted. Loans granted on approved, securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or ahorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application,
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief -Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the Information of visitors the following list of some of highest points on the fsland and ́ Mainland Is published.
leland
Victoria Paak
Signal Station.
Mt. Parker
Mountain Lodge
The Byrle
Peak Tram Station
Talkoo" Sanatorium Mt. Davis
--Bowen Road. (filterbads)
Ma Mainland
Talmoshan Kowloon Paak"
Feet.
1823
1774
1734
1725
1725
1308
1000
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207
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